Funny, thought-provoking and moving, this much loved story is a true classic. 'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father. 'I don't know,' the father answered. 'We must wait and see.' So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clockwork rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a dustbin and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a dangerous quest for a family and a place of their own - the magnificent doll's house, the plush ...
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Funny, thought-provoking and moving, this much loved story is a true classic. 'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father. 'I don't know,' the father answered. 'We must wait and see.' So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clockwork rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a dustbin and repaired by a tramp, they set out on a dangerous quest for a family and a place of their own - the magnificent doll's house, the plush elephant and the tin seal they had once know in the toy shop. 'Hugely funny, provocative, pathetic and heroic.' TLS 'Brilliantly plotted . . . a spellbinder . . . it has a style that glows and crackles.' Spectator
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Seller's Description:
Lillian Hoban. Good. CR 1967 (printing not stated). Good Hardcover in a Good Dustjacket. Harper Crest Library Binding (not ex-lib). Colour illustrated boards. Light edge wear, Corners a bit bumped and worn. Interior is good. No writing. Soiling to the front free endpaper. Pages now a bit yellowed with age. DJ with edge and corner wear, edge creases, chipping, rubbed 182 pages. B&W illustrations by Lillian Hoban.